tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2059054710948954061.post5788323004283268574..comments2015-04-23T20:55:39.985-04:00Comments on KmercPoetry: Kenn's How To Write Poems: Session One - SonnetsKenn Merchanthttps://plus.google.com/112201235882373439756noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2059054710948954061.post-90496067471370718182015-02-02T00:36:25.348-05:002015-02-02T00:36:25.348-05:00Finding a theme for a sonnet is usually a good pla...Finding a theme for a sonnet is usually a good place to start. It really helps a person collect their thoughts and weave together a cohesive poem. Kenn Merchanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12590129774774754740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2059054710948954061.post-43352283595853028742015-02-02T00:31:18.534-05:002015-02-02T00:31:18.534-05:00I have a knack for taking form and breaking all th...I have a knack for taking form and breaking all the rules of said form. Kind of like E.E. Cummings. Kenn Merchanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12590129774774754740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2059054710948954061.post-41011281024047625822015-02-02T00:30:28.265-05:002015-02-02T00:30:28.265-05:00Your welcome Victoria. I&#39;m glad to have reesta...Your welcome Victoria. I&#39;m glad to have reestablished that connection to you. Sonnets are one of my favorite forms of poetry. Kenn Merchanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12590129774774754740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2059054710948954061.post-77830265494274405822015-02-02T00:27:50.442-05:002015-02-02T00:27:50.442-05:00That is much appreciated and obliging if you do. I...That is much appreciated and obliging if you do. I&#39;d gladly read a sonnet that you have written. Kenn Merchanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12590129774774754740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2059054710948954061.post-5403079444435170112015-02-02T00:27:13.732-05:002015-02-02T00:27:13.732-05:00I checked it out.I checked it out.Kenn Merchanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12590129774774754740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2059054710948954061.post-48474157327217668832015-02-02T00:25:20.903-05:002015-02-02T00:25:20.903-05:00I actually laugh when I see someone comment about ...I actually laugh when I see someone comment about a poem that I write and claim that it is free verse. While I do like to write in free verse, I also like using traditional styles as well. It is interesting to see whether people really understand the form or not. <br /><br />I too have been experimenting with form for the last couple of years. One of my newer editions of form involved synonyms. Basically you choose a word as the focus for the poem, and include all kinds of synonymous words with that word choice within the poem. I think it created a rather interestingly themed poem. Kenn Merchanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12590129774774754740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2059054710948954061.post-12793238070540532662015-02-02T00:14:17.342-05:002015-02-02T00:14:17.342-05:00I&#39;m happy to have shared it with you Suzy. I b...I&#39;m happy to have shared it with you Suzy. I believe that rhyming poems tend to sound better when read out loud. Kenn Merchanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12590129774774754740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2059054710948954061.post-5080101352651744082015-02-01T15:44:54.556-05:002015-02-01T15:44:54.556-05:00I have tried my hand at a few sonnets some are bet...I have tried my hand at a few sonnets some are better than others. I come up with a theme first and then go from there, sometimes I just wing it and do my own thing. I enjoyed reading this post. Truedessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09079953417572207613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2059054710948954061.post-40548302664885464182015-02-01T14:42:39.298-05:002015-02-01T14:42:39.298-05:00intriguing...i have written very few sonnets...i a...intriguing...i have written very few sonnets...i am much more a free verse kinda poet..<br />but i have learned much over the last couple years by trying form, but also not being <br />afraid to break it to suit the needs of the poem...nothing i hate more in a poem than<br />words that are forced to fit so that the form is right...it makes it rather trite....Brian Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00722940075884718007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2059054710948954061.post-76966478612559645572015-02-01T14:40:46.384-05:002015-02-01T14:40:46.384-05:00I enjoy writing form poetry--especially when I&#39...I enjoy writing form poetry--especially when I&#39;m a bit stuck. This is a clear presentation on sonnets--a form I&#39;ve neglected for a while. Thank you, KennVictoriahttp://liv2write2day.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2059054710948954061.post-13545713203500197602015-02-01T14:17:59.513-05:002015-02-01T14:17:59.513-05:00Very interesting post, Kenn. I have not touched so...Very interesting post, Kenn. I have not touched sonnets other than reading or studying them but when I decide to write one I will use your post.Gabriellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09968615376035959259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2059054710948954061.post-29999052424991633662015-01-31T10:00:39.262-05:002015-01-31T10:00:39.262-05:00Kenn, also check your email...I sent you a note.Kenn, also check your email...I sent you a note.Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07366010389846904663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2059054710948954061.post-81042872584202635172015-01-31T05:11:33.906-05:002015-01-31T05:11:33.906-05:00Kenn, Sonnets are one of my favorite forms.. and i...Kenn, Sonnets are one of my favorite forms.. and in this time of very short poems sonnets have become almost like a long poem. I think that I unconsciosly have developed a similar method to yours (with lots of struggles). But I have also came up with a few deviations. <br /><br />One thing I really want to do is to make the sonnet become a contemporary poem, and actually the best praise I can get is when I receive comments that they see it as free verse. <br /><br />Another thing I have done is to let the rhymes drive the narrative rather than the other way around. I know it sounds strange, because I often let the words steer where I&#39;m heading and sometimes modify my original of the idea of what I was going to present. To some extent you could say that I introduce a concept of &quot;found poetry&quot; in my sonnets. <br /><br />Also ... many of the sonnets on my blogs are in reality drafts... I would love to take time to rewrite a few of them to something that better fitted coherent thoughts.<br /><br />One big deviation from traditional sonnets is that I push the boundaries outside the traditional subjects.<br /><br />I would be glad to continue our discussion separately.. you have put some very interesting points forward. You can mail me at brudberg@gmail.com if you feel like it.Björn Rudberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12563403553536472377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2059054710948954061.post-90038624993447619222015-01-31T02:15:03.250-05:002015-01-31T02:15:03.250-05:00Thanks for this info. I like poems with rhyming pa...Thanks for this info. I like poems with rhyming patterns I always find them easier to read. But wow so many variations of sonnets. Thanks for sharing this. Suzyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05337531041006701719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2059054710948954061.post-9432769562680782592015-01-31T01:42:50.628-05:002015-01-31T01:42:50.628-05:00Thank you Mary for reading. I&#39;m going to be po...Thank you Mary for reading. I&#39;m going to be posting &quot;How To&quot; pieces once in a while. Trying to freshen up what I post on the blog. Sonnets can be really difficult to write though. I still have problems, well snags I should say, every once in a while. I usually write in free form, but once in a while I like a traditional sonnet. Keeps the brain thinking. <br /><br />I&#39;m glad that I could be of some help to you though. If you ever have any questions please feel free to ask me. After all, we are all fellow aspiring poets right.Kenn Merchanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12590129774774754740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2059054710948954061.post-26895497304485664962015-01-30T21:29:41.290-05:002015-01-30T21:29:41.290-05:00Wow, Kenn, I am totally impressed with this post. ...Wow, Kenn, I am totally impressed with this post. I have always found sonnets difficult, and thus I appreciated reading your approach. This post is a &#39;keeper.&#39;Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07366010389846904663noreply@blogger.com